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[dif-uh-ren-shee-ayt] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃiˌeɪt /




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“Investors will increasingly differentiate between highly rated companies with substantial recurring revenue and free cash flow, like Microsoft, and more leveraged infrastructure providers dependent on future demand,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

“We continue to see risks of a larger oil shock. The transmission through trade balances, inflation and monetary-policy constraints should increasingly differentiate regional currencies,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Anderson specialises in challenging UTI cases, and is leading a group of medical experts to develop a medical definition of chronic UTIs to differentiate it from other conditions.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

In the past five years, at least three states — Minnesota, Michigan and Texas — have changed their laws so that they do not differentiate based on whether someone had voluntarily become intoxicated.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

I will make sure to differentiate if something comes up.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky

“I think it makes a difference, a record versus intentions,” Bass said when asked what differentiates her from her opponent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Sony could also leverage content crossover between segments as a unique strength, which S&P says differentiates it from peers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

That mind-set differentiates the company from other tech players claiming to have moral redlines in defense and intelligence operations.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Venezuela stands out because of the scale of its reserves and the characteristics of its crude, said Babin — a combination that differentiates it from many other global basins.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 16, 2026

It’s just one more thing that differentiates us.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

But investors can expect performance that is differentiated from the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

In the published experiments, approximately 80% to 90% of normal precursor cells differentiated within six days, compared with only 5% to 10% of cells lacking MTCH2.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"So we feel like this is differentiated enough to really stand out," says Bahl.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He said the company would instead invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Thus the simple lockstep of history has given way to a far more differentiated view that might be likened to an ever-varying counterpoint pattern.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

He said the decision to issue a blanket commutation for all death row inmates came down to not differentiating among those affected by heinous acts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

This is a contemporary novel through and through, and Schoenbrun writes with practiced conviction, subtly differentiating the different characters’ perspectives without dropping the pace.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Though the U.S. softness is real, the analysts write, “we believe the current valuation largely reflects these domestic risks while insufficiently differentiating Netflix’s mature US business from its less- developed, higher growth international opportunity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“If they go too far away from their core business model, what is their differentiating factor … to an Expedia? To a Kayak? To a Priceline?”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Others, like Dorothy Hoover and Doris Cohen, had highly refined understandings of theoretical math, differentiating their way through nested equations ten pages deep with nary an error in sign.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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